Dobson total ozone series of Oxford: Reevaluation and applications

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Vogler, Christian ^a   Bronnimann S ^a   Staehelin, J ^a   Griffin, R Elizabeth M ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE LAYER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; TOTAL OZONE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OXFORD; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349058847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008894     Document Type: Article

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